IN THE midst of all the St Patrick’s Day celebrations, an award-winning artist has launched a brand new exhibition in Glasgow that sees her aiming to explore her Irish ancestry.

CHRIST the King Hall in Glasgow’s southside was filled to capacity recently as An Evening with Pearse Doherty TD brought together generations of the Irish community in Glasgow for a warm, engaging and memorable celebration.

CONTRIBUTORS to The Irish Voice share with us their personal highlights and standout performances at this year’s Celtic Connections Festival. TRUE AND BOLD: A NIGHT FOR DICK GAUGHAN Glasgow Royal Concert Hall January 18, 2026 GAUGHAN was a giant of traditional music. His album Handful of Earth is rated as one of the best folk albums ever, but he is now unable to perform after suffering a stroke in 2016, which affected his dexterity and memory. This show was hugely significa

IN IRELAND, February 1 traditionally marks the beginning of spring and the celebration of Lá Fhéile Bríde, St Brigid’s Day. St Brigid’s Day is also Ireland’s newest public holiday, marking the contributions of women to Irish life.

SCOTLAND is gearing up once again for a month of celebration as the Irish community and our friends across the country edge ever closer to the St Patrick’s Day festivities.

FOR those of involved with Tír Conaill Harps GAA Club, it has always been about more than football. Since the club’s foundation in 1994, its members have worked to build something that reflects the very best of community sport—a club where young people thrive, families feel welcome and culture, wellbeing and connection sit alongside competition. Three decades on, the Harps remain a living, growing expression of that original vision.

All your questions about the Glasgow St Patrick’s Festival Parade answered here!

THE 2026 edition of the Glasgow St Patrick’s Festival will once again be lit up by a civic parade through the city’s streets that promises to be even bigger and better than last year’s.

A LANDSCAPE designer wants to see the Gorbals Viaduct—one of the last, remaining structures surviving from the days when Gorbals was the traditional home of a large Irish, immigrant community—redesigned as an urban park.

THE year 2025 was a notable year one for Irish-Scottish relations. The Consulate has seen the highest number of inward ministerial visits from Ireland, with six visits to Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling and Aberdeen in areas ranging from special and inclusive education to cultural cooperation.

THIS month, I’ve speaking with my dear friend Victoria Mary Clarke, an incredibly successful author, artist and journalist and wife of the late Shane MacGowan of The Pogues.

TRADITIONAL music heavyweights Sharon Shannon and Luka Bloom will be among the Irish artists showcasing their talents at next year’s Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow.

A NEW book entitled Glasgow Corporation Transport and the Donegal Connection by regular contributor to The Irish Voice, Hugh Dougherty, was launched recently in the County Museum in Letterkenny.

A TRAVELLING exhibition celebrating the work of Donegal men and women in Scotland between 1940 and 1990 opened to the public in the Glasgow City Archives at the Mitchell Library last month.

TWO NEW documentaries are set to excite and entertain audiences in Edinburgh and Glasgow over the next two months.

THE latest book by regular contributor to The Irish Voice, Hugh Dougherty, tells of his time on the platform and in the driving cab of Western SMT buses as a Glasgow University student from 1969 to 1972.

IN 1427, the Scottish King James I had a cellar window in his palace blocked up as it was interfering with his handball game. This ancient Gaelic sport which is played similar to squash though without the racquet, has faded from popularity in Scotland though has continued with fervour in Ireland and beyond.

WHEN Glaswegian Paul O’Donaghue ends up in lockdown after travelling to a small village on the north coast of Donegal for his mother’s funeral, he’s not unduly worried.

CEANN Creige came out on top in a fiercely contested clash against Wolfe Tones of Liverpool, edging the tie by just two points in a match that showcased precision versus power.

THE first full weekend of June once again played host to one of Scotland’s biggest traditional music weekends as the Reeling Festival celebrated its biggest and best year yet.